I’m guilty. I’m sure nobody out there has ever had a full bag of freezer burnt skinless boneless chicken breast. But in the unlikely event this would happen to your stupid brother (my brothers are smarter than this), let’s see if we can do something with this.

I found a bag of those wholesale club chicken breast in the back of the garage refrigerator freezer we replaced last week. So this poor meat is dehydrated, tough and tasteless. In other words, it is already hockey pucks. So I need to add moisture, texture, and taste. A job ideal for Mexican. I love to have shredded chicken for burritos and enchiladas so on with the rescue.

The plan:

1) Simmer in chicken broth with some spices and onion for an hour. I brought it to a boil in a large dutch oven then move to a preheated 300-degree oven with a tight lid. I did not trim any fat since it may help moisturize things. 2) Shred by hand so I could feel the texture and get rid any tough areas… There were none. 3) After re-hydration and shredding, spice it up well to cover any taste issues. I don’t think there was any.

Results 8.8 Taste 9.2 texture 8.8 work 8.5

Notes: Amazingly good especially considering I would have tossed this. Tools: 6 qt. Dutch oven with a tight lid

Remove from oven and move breast to a plate to cool for 15 minutes then shred by hand. Move broth to a separate container.

Add chicken and all of part two ingredients back into Dutch oven and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes.6) Remove from heat and use in burritos, enchiladas, etc.

Last Updated July 28, 2016

Nutrition Facts

Freezer Burnt Chicken Breasts Rescue - Shredded Mexican

Amount Per Serving

Calories 221Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Trans Fat 0.03g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 90mg30%

Sodium 1053mg44%

Potassium 687mg20%

Total Carbohydrates 11g4%

Dietary Fiber 2g8%

Sugars 5g

Protein 37g74%

Vitamin A9%

Vitamin C16%

Calcium4%

Iron13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information are estimates and can vary from your actual results. This is home cooking and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

I found this from googling freezer burned chicken recipe and happened to have all the ingredients on hand so I thought “what the hell, otherwise its garbage”. It was so amazing that I’m now making it for the second time with un-freezer burned chicken breasts specially bought for this! Thanks for the great recipe, cheers

This is really good! Especially, like was said, for something that was just going to be tossed anyway. And this is the only recipe I could find worth while for FB chicken. I plan on making homemade tortillas and using the chicken for tacos. Thanks!

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